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Originally Posted by mike_p
Hi Attila
Questions about "the battle of the bulge" often arise concerning these Ponderosas collected from the Rocky Mountains. When considered in the classic pine sense, it's all wrong. But, this is how they grow in pockets, on ledges, at high altitude, and probably buried in snow 9 months out of the year.
I feel that to change it to any significant degree would be to deny its origin.
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That's exactly right, Mike.
Marco Invernizzi worked on one of these trees in a recent demo here in Seattle. I asked him basically the same question that Attila asked you: are you going to carve that bulge down to get a more traditional taper? Like you, Marco explained that this was yamadori material, whose origins were to be celebrated - and he insisted on keeping the bulge and working with the bulge as part of his design.
That said, I'm not sure your pot choice brings out the best in the bulge. The pot strikes me as ornamented and almost rather delicate. How do you think something heftier, and more earthy would look, so that the bulge was nestled within the pot, instead of spilling over its borders?
Best regards,
Carl